This new freighter service complements the cargo capacity available on Singapore Airlines’ thrice-weekly passenger flights between Singapore and Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport, via Barcelona.

“This new freighter service demonstrates our confidence in the growth potential of the Brazilian market,” said Tan Tiow Kor, SIA Cargo’s senior vice president for sales and marketing.

Brazil is one of the world’s fastest growing economies, and its major imports include machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemicals, cotton, and automotive parts and accessories, he added.